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Father Absence and Teen Pregnancy Survey
Thank you for taking the time to read and to fill out this survey. My name is Sarah Franklin, my colleagues Laura Von Gunten and Nallia Burns and I are conducting research about the participation of fathers in the lives of their daughters. We want to find out if the participation level of that father relates to teen pregnancy in the daughter. We are master’s students in Social Work at East Carolina University and plan to use this information to create new programs for teen mothers and fathers.
Demographic Information:
Please provide one answer per question unless otherwise stated:
 
 
 
1.Are you a mother?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Other. Please specify here:
 
 
If the answer is no, please return survey to:
 
Father Absence and Teen Pregnancy Survey
 
300 Eastgate Drive
 
Greenville, NC 27834
 
If the answer is yes or other, please continue taking the survey
 
 
 
2.How old were you when you had your first child?
 
12 or Younger
 
13
 
14
 
15
 
16
 
17
 
18
 
19
 
Currently Pregnant. If so, what is your age? Please specify here
 
 
 
 
3.How many children do you currently have?
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4 or more
 
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4.What is your marital status?
 
Single, never married
 
Married
 
Separated or Divorced
 
Widowed
 
Other. Please specify here:
 
 
 
 
5.What is your current age?
 
Younger than 13
 
13-15
 
16-18
 
19-21
 
22-25
 
26 or older
 
 
 
6.What is the highest level of education you have completed?
 
Did not attend School
 
Some elementary school
 
Some middle school
 
Some high school
 
Graduated from high school
 
GED
 
Some college
 
Graduated from College
 
Some graduate school
 
Graduated from graduate school
 
 
 
7.Are you currently a student?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Other. Please specify here:
 
 
 
 
8.Are you currently working?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
9.If yes, is your job:
 
Full time
 
Part time
 
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10.What is your main source of financial support?
 
Own Job
 
Spouse or Partner
 
Parents
 
Public Assistance
 
Other Relatives
 
 
 
11.Do you receive assistance from any of the following sources? (Please check all that apply)
 
Parents
 
Spouse or Partner
 
Own Job
 
Unemployment or Worker’s Compensation
 
Medicaid
 
Child Support
 
TANF
 
Reduced Lunch
 
Social Security
 
General Assistance
 
Food Stamps
 
WIC
 
 
 
12.What is your current income?
 
$10,000 or less per year
 
$11,000-$15,000 per year
 
$16,000-$20,000 per year
 
$21,000- $29,000 per year
 
More than $30,000 per year
 
 
 
13.How would you classify where you live currently?
 
Rural Area
 
City
 
Inner City
 
Suburban Area
 
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About Your Family:
 
 
 
14.What is the highest education level your mother has completed?
 
Less than grade 6
 
6th grade
 
7th grade
 
8th grade
 
9th grade
 
10th grade
 
11th grade
 
Graduated High school
 
GED
 
Some College
 
College Graduate
 
 
 
15.What is the highest education your father has completed? (if known)
 
Less than grade 6
 
6th grade
 
7th grade
 
8th grade
 
9th grade
 
10th grade
 
11th grade
 
Graduated High school
 
GED
 
Some College
 
College Graduate
 
 
 
16.How old was your mother at the time of your birth?
 
Under 18
 
18-25
 
26-30
 
31-35
 
36 or older
 
 
 
17.How old was your father at the time of your birth?
 
Under 18
 
18-25
 
26-30
 
31-35
 
36 or older
 
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18.What was your parent’s relationship status at the time of your birth?
 
Married
 
Separated Divorced
 
Engaged
 
Dating
 
Single
 
 
 
19.During your childhood, was there a father figure in your household?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
20.If yes, was he there:
 
Almost never
 
Inconsistently
 
Sometimes
 
Regularly
 
All of the time
 
 
 
21.What was your relation to the father figure?
 
Father
 
Step Father
 
Brother
 
Grandfather
 
Uncle
 
Mother’s Friend or Boyfriend
 
Other. Please Specify
 
 
 
 
22.How would you rate your childhood relationship with the father figure?
 
No Relationship
 
Very Negative Relationship
 
Negative Relationship
 
Neutral Relationship
 
Positive Relationship
 
Very Positive Relationship
 
 
 
23.How would you rate the involvement of the father figure in your childhood?
 
Not Active
 
Some Active
 
Active
 
Very Active
 
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24.How long did your father figure live with you?
 
1 year or less
 
2-5 years
 
6-10 years
 
11-15 years
 
16 years or more
 
 
 
25.Did your relationship with your father affect your sexual decision making?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Maybe
 
I don’t know
 
 
 
26.Did you feel like your father would be disappointed in you if he were to find out that you had sex with a date or boyfriend?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Maybe
 
I don’t know
 
 
 
27.Who was the most involved person involved with your child rearing? (check all the apply)
 
Mother
 
Father
 
Grandparent
 
Other family member. Please Specify
 
 
 
 
28.How would you classify where you were raised?
 
Rural Area
 
City
 
Inner City
 
Suburban Area
 
 
 
29.How would you rate your self-esteem growing up?
 
Very Low
 
Low
 
Average
 
High
 
Very High
 
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30.What age did you become sexually active?
 
9 or younger
 
10-12
 
13-16
 
17 or older
 
 
 
31.What age did you become pregnant?
 
9 or younger
 
10-12
 
13-16
 
17 or older
 
 
 
32.What factors do you think contributed to you becoming a teen mother? (Please select all that apply)
 
Lack of birth control
 
Lack of parental supervision
 
Lack of father figure
 
Lack of sex education
 
Family Conflict or environment
 
Stress
 
Pregnancy was planned
 
Other. Please specify
 
 
 
 
33.Of the previous factors, which would you rate as the most influential?
 
Lack of birth control
 
Lack of parental supervision
 
Lack of father figure
 
Lack of sex education
 
Family Conflict or environment
 
Stress
 
Pregnancy was planned
 
Other. Please specify
 
 
 
 
34.How would you rate the importance of a father figure to an individual’s self esteem?
 
Not important
 
Somewhat important
 
Important
 
Very Important
 
 
 
35.How would you rate the importance of a father figure to an individual’s confidence?
 
Not important
 
Somewhat important
 
Important
 
Very Important
 
 
 
36.How would you rate the importance of a father figure to a teenager’s decision to engage in sex?
 
Not important
 
Somewhat important
 
Important
 
Very Important
 
 
 
37.What is your relationship with your baby’s father?
 
Married
 
Boyfriend and Girlfriend
 
Dating
 
Friends
 
Acquaintances
 
No relationship
 
Please skip to question 38 if your father figure never fluctuated during your childhood
 
 
 
38.What age were you when there became an absence or lack or father figure?
 
5 and under
 
6-9
 
10-13
 
14-16
 
17 or older
 
 
 
39.Why was your father figure absent?
 
Unknown
 
Abandonment or Disinterest
 
Parent’s Divorce or Separation
 
Death
 
Deployed
 
Other. Please Specify
 
 
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40.How would you rate the absence of your father figure in regards to your decision to become sexually active?
 
No effect
 
Some effect
 
Strong effect
 
 
 
41.Do you feel that if a father figure been more involved in your life, that your decision to be a teen parent would be different?
 
Strongly disagree
 
Disagree
 
Somewhat agree
 
Agree
 
Strongly agree
 
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